Toy cap revolver with ejector



Oct 14 1958 J. H. wElMER TOY CAP REVOLVER WITH EJECTOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Filed Nov. 5, 1956 t i u L' p ATTORNEY JOHN H.WE1MER OC- 14 1958 J. H.wElMER 2,855,715

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B INVENTOR JOHN HWEIMER 'IUY CAP VOLVER WITH EJ'ECTOR .lohn H. Weimar,Manheim, Pa., assigner to The Hubley Manufacturing Company, Lancaster,Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application November 5, 1956, SerialNo. 620,373

l 5 Claims. (Cl. 42-58) This invention relates to an improvement in toyrearms, more particularly to a toy revolver of the type using toy shellsin the cylinder.

r"While toys of this type have previously been made, nevertheless, theyhave not realistically simulated the standard counterpart, and generallydo not provide adequately simple and safe means for either ejecting orreloadingthe simulated shells Vin the rotating cylinder or drum.

The present invention includes in its organization, a drum unit having achambered cylinder housing a mating ejector each made in one piece andslidably interitting in spring tensioned relation, the cylinder beingrotatably supported iny axially fixed relation to the barrel portion ofthe rearm frame While the ejector is moved auto- .provide a novel drumunit including a cylinder and a` complementary ejector axially movabletherein having as .rnany tubular anvil or cap detonating elements asthere are chambers in the cylinder, and which will not only eject thesimulatedv shells `but also harmlessly scavenge debris before fresh capsare reloaded.

v `Another object is to provide each individual anvil whose impact faceor.cap seat is provided with an opening leading to a tiring compartmentwhereby the gases of detonation are safely trapped while only a portionof the spent smoke may escape about the cylinder to add realism tofiring.

A further object is to render the scavenging stroke of the ejectorcomplete in relation to each chamber and to also fully retract theejector when the barrel is broken to full open position to facilitatereloading of caps and simulated bullets.

A still further object is to provide positive means on the barrel fortripping the spring pressed detent, which controls the cam on thescavenging stroke of the ejector,

at the end of each stroke, thereby to permit the ejector as a whole tomove back to reloading position under the force of the spring confinedbetween the cylinder and the ejector.

With the above and'other objects rin view which will more readily appearas the nature of the invention is better understood, the Vsame consistsin the novel con-- struction and arrangement of parts hereinbefore morefully described and claimed in the accompanying drawings, in which: Fig.1 is an enlarged view of the drum unit, partially in vertical section,showing, in full lines, the position of the cylinder and the ejectorwith simulated shells ,and caps in tiring position, the dotted lineposition being 2,855,715 Patented Oct. 14, 195C the relative dispositionof parts just prior to the final v' shell removing and cap scavengingstroke of the ejector.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional view illustrating the ejector at thelimit of its cap scavenging stroke before the detent has been tripped bythe abutment on the barrel portion of the revolver.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged'more or less diagrammatic sectional view showingthe relative positions of parts when the barrel is tilted to the limitof its position in relation to the stock, to move the detent to releasethe cam, the ejector being shown in fully retracted position, thuspreparing the cylinder for reloading.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 isof Fig. l..

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the revolver comprises a barrelportion designated generally as A, a stock portion B, and a drum unithaving a rotatable cyla cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 inderC for holding dummy or simulated shells D and masking or housing anejector E. v

As will later more fully appear in detail, the relative movement betweenthe cylinder C and ejector E is controlled by a cam F and a spring urgeddetent G moved by abutment H on the barrel portion of the gun,

to release the detent from the cam.

The cylinder is rotated by means of a trigger mechanism T operating aratchet arrangement R such as that generally shown, for example, in theBrubaker Patent No. 2,088,891 dated August 3, 1937.

The stock portion kof the simulated Iirearm is also provided with ahammer T' for striking the simulated shells D to detonate a cap heldbetween the inner end of the simulated shell and the cap seats of anvilkelements of the ejector E. The trigger, the hammer, and the means forrotating the cylinder C are conventional and will not be described indetail herein.

The barrel A is, as usual, made in two mating half sections heldtogether by rivets or the like and is connected to the stock B by thepivot pin 1 so that it may be tilted with reference to the stock forreloading.

The barrel portion A is held or secured in position relative to thestock B by al spring latch Z pivoted at 3 and having a recess forclearing the stock section fastening bolt or rivet 3a while the keeperlugs 4 engage surfaces 4a to hold the barrel normally locked to thestock. Although only one of such lugs is shown vin the drawings, it willbe understood that there are two and that they extend in oppositedirections. In order that the barrel and stock may be placed in theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, latch 2 must be lifted by theusers iingers gripping lugs 4 and raising the latch againstv the tensionof the relatively stiif spring S on pivot 3 to cause lugs 4 to clear thekeeper surfaces 4a.

Also, the latch 2 has an additional function, namely, that of holdingthe cylinder C and ejector E of the drum in registering telescopedrelation so that the cyl- -inder normally masks the ejector, as will beapparent from Fig. l. This telescoped relation of the cylinder and theejector is effected andmaintained because the front end of the ejectorbody abuts face A of they barrel portion and the depending shoulder 5,on the underside of the latch 2, engages the rim of the rear end wall 6of the body of the cylinder.

The medial portion of the rear end wall 6 has an axial opening 7, and inaddition, the end wall is provided With a planetary arrangement ofopenings leading to chamber 8l for receiving the simulated shells D.These shells are solid and fat at their inner ends. Said at inner endsare intended to cooperate with anvil elements 9, whose cap seating face10 normally defines the forward limit of chambers 8. That is to say, theejector E includes a body disposed within the cylinder and fori-ned witha plurality of spaced hollow elongated tubular anvil elements 9,annularly arranged to register with Land `slidably move in the `chambers8. The cap seating.. faces 10 of the anvil elements are each providedwithan 'opening 11 leading to the interior compartment which has a gasand smoke escapement opening 12.

As [will be clearly seen from Figure 5, the cylinder C is provided witha `plurality of longitudinal internal rib's C2, land the side wall E ofthe ejector is provided with a plurality of grooves E2 which slidablyreceive said ribs to `permit the body of the ejector E to'slide withinits masking cylinder and yet be interlocked against angular -n1ove`mentso-that both the cylinder C and ejector E will turn or rotate together.

The internal lmedial portion of the ejector body is provided with asocket 13 having an open forward end and a rear `end wall in which theaxial shaft 14 is fixed This shaft has a rear end portion 1S adapted toslide through the central opening 7 (Figs. l, 2 and 3) and the front end16 is journalled in the sleeve 11a on the rear face A of the barrel andwhich sleeve forms the side wall of the socket.

The forward :portion 16a of the shaft normally projects beyond thetelescoped registering cylinder and ejector into a clearance space inthe barrel portion A forwardly of the face A' and which barrel portionalso houses the cam F. The spring 17 surrounds the rear portion 15 ofthe shaft 14 and is confined between the inner side of the rear cylinderwall 6 and a shoulder 18 on the inner end of the socket 13.

The spring 17, therefore, normally tends to urge the ejector andcylinder apart so that the rear wall 6 is held firmly against theshoulder 5 of the latch 2, and the collar 19 ofthe ejector body is heldin engagement with the face A of the barrel portion A.

The spring 17 is, therefore, normally compressed to the desired degreebut becomes further compressed upon tilting of the barrel A on .pivot 1,as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l and in full lines in Fig. 2, toprovide an augmented source of energy. This energy when released is ofsufficient magnitude to return the ejector to full line position ofFigs. 1 and 3 after said ejector has completed its scavenging stroke(Fig. 2) to remove the simulated shells D and scaveng'e the debris ofspent caps of the seats 10. This phase of the operation will becomeapparent from the following description.

When the cylinder C and ejector E are in the telef scoped registeringrelation shown in full lines in Fig. l, the tip 16EL of the shaftportion 16 engages with an offset finger 21 carried by the cam F which,as previously indicated, is mounted to turn on the pin 1. The cam F, ata point substantially diametrically opposite the finger 21, is providedwith a recess 22 which provides a shoulder 23 adapted to be engaged bythe head 24 of the detent G slidably mounted in the guide 25 in thestock portion B. While 23 and 24 are engaged, tilting movement of thebarrel to unload, will cause the ejector to move outwardly in thecylinder. The guide 25 contains a spring k26 which normally urges thedetent G outward so that its head 24 is in continuous engagement withshoulder 23 until approximately the end of the ejecting and scavengingstroke of the ejector, as for example shown in Figs. l and 2, whereinthe solid abutment H on the barrel portion approaches and eventuallyengages (Fig. 3) the exposed end of the detent G to move it rearwardly.As the barrel portion continues to be tilted, to the limit of itsVscavenging stroke, the head 24 of the detent is moved rearwardly andout of engagement with the shoulder 23. V/hen this occurs the force ofthe spring 17 will return the ejector to the loading position shown inFig. 2.

4In connection with the cam F it will be seen from Fig.

4 that the stock portion B is provided with the outer bifurcated armportions 27 and 28 in which the outer ends of the pivot pin 1 aremounted. As will also be seen from Fig. 4, the mating sections of thebarrel portion A are provided with spaced bifurcated portions 29 and 30,the former having a boss 29a upon which the cam F is freely mounted toreadily yield to and be actuated by the spring energized shaft 15-16whose end 16a always engages the outer end of cam finger 21. The pivotpin 1 passes through the outer bifurcated portions 27'l and 28 `and theinner bifurcated portions 29 and 30 as well as the spacing stud 29a, andhas its ends peened over to secure the barrel portion and stock togetherat the pin 1. When the end 16a of shaft'portion 16 is moved by spring 17it will return cam F Vclockwise as the detent G is pushed out ofengagement with shoulder 23 of the cam, as shown in Fig. 3.

The cycle of operations may be described as follows: Assuming that thetelescoped and interlocked cylinder C and ejector E are in the full lineposition shown in Fig. 1, the tip 16a of the shaft 16 of the ejectorwill engage the arm 21. The telescoped and interlocked relationship ofthe cylinder C and ejector E is due to the internal ribs Cz of thecylinder slidably engaging with the grooves E2 in the side wall E1 ofthe ejector,` as will be apparent from Figure 5. The chambers 8 of thecylinder having theV simulated shells D therein and percussion capsplaced on'the cap seats 10, the usual manipulation of the hammer by thetrigger will cause the hammer to strike the simulated shells anddetonate the caps D', one after the other, since the cylinder and theejector are turned by standard type ratchet mechanism.

When a round of shells has been tired and it is de sired to reload thedrum comprising the cylinder C and ejector E, Ythe latch 2 is liftedslightly to clear keeper surfaces 484 to disconnect the barrel portion Afrom the keeper 4 on the stock, but, immediately upon the latchdisengaging the stock, the shoulder 5 on said latch still retains thecylinder C and ejector E in axially interlocked relation. As the barrelportion A continues `to tilt on the pin 1 it will be seen that the tip16a of the shaft 16 will bear on the finger Z1, compressing spring 17,whileA the cam F is held by head 24 of the detent G engaging The dottedline position in Fig. l illusshoulder 23. trates the position where theanvil elements substantially reach the entrances of the chamber 8, andif desired, the user can remove the shells D with his fingers. However,in most instances the barrel portion A will he tilted as far as theconstruction permits so that, as shown in Fig. 3, when the abutment Hengages with detent G the cam will be released and shaft 1516 will befree to move with the ejector tocause the anvil elements of the ejectorto be forced to substantially coplanar relation (Fig. 2) with the rearwall 6 of the cylinder thereby to not only completely eject the shells,but also remove any cap debris on the seats 10.

Immediately subsequent to the completion of the scavenging stroke of theejector (Fig. 2), the 'abutment H moves the detent G and the compressedspring I17 will y" shift the ejector and also the cam F back to itsoriginal position. The user may then put the caps in the chambers 8 bysimply dropping them in the cavities thereof until they rest on theseats 10 and the solid shells D can be replaced. Thereafter, the barrelportion A may be relocked with the stock by the spring latch 2 and thetoy is ready for another round of firing caps.

I claim:

1. In va toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivoted to the stock, a drum unit mounted in the barrel and including, acylinder provided with shell receiving chambers and having a rear endwall provided with a plurality of shell receiving openings incommunication with said shell receiving chambers, and an ejectorslidable within and masked by the cylinder and having elongated tubularanvil elements slidably telescoping aeseme within the chambers of thecylinder to remove shells from said chambers.

2. In a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivotally mounted on the stock, a drum unit rotatably mounted in thebarrel and including, a cylinder provided with shell receiving chambersand having a rear end Wall provided with a plurality of shell receivingopenings communicating with said shell receiving chambers, a pluralityof longitudinal inwardly projecting ribs on the cylinder, and an ejectorincluding a body having its side wall provided with grooves forreceiving said ribs to be angularly interlocked with the cylinder andslidable within the same, and a plurality of elongated tubular anvilelements projecting from the rear end of the ejector body and slidablytelescoping within the chambers of the cylinder to remove shells fromsaid chambers and to normally set the rear ends of the anvil elementsrelative to the cylinder to define the depth of said shell receivingchambers.

3. In a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivotally supported on the stock for tilting movement, a drum unitmounted in the barrel and including, a cylinder having a body providedwith shell receiving chambers and having a rear end wall formed with anannular series of openings communicating with said shell receivingchambers, said cylinder also including side wall, an ejector having abody telescopically slidable Within the said side wall of the cylinder,means for holding the cylinder and ejector slidably interlocked againstangular movement, said ejector body having a plurality of elongatedtubular anvil elements aligned with said openings for telescopic slidingmovement into and out of the cylinder, and cap seating faces on the endsof said anvil elements and disposed within said chambers.

4. In a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivotally mounted on the stock for tilting movement, a drum unitrotatably mounted in the rear portion of the barrel and including, acylinder having a body provided with a rear end wall and a side wall,said rear end wall formed with an axial opening and a plurality ofopenings disposed around said axial opening and communicating with shellreceiving chambers, an ejector body slidable within and concealed by theside wall of the cylinder, a plurality of elongated tubular anvilelements on the body of less length than the over-al1 length of thecylinder and having end portions deining the normal inner limits of saidshell receiving chambers, said elements telescopically slidable in thechambers, an axial shaft xed to the ejector and extending beyond thefront and rear ends thereof, a spring conned between the inner face ofthe rear wall of the cylinder and the rear portion of the body of theejector, said spring normally maintaining the anvil elements of theejector removed from the shell receiving chambers, and means foractuating said ejector upon tilting of the barrel to move the rear endrof said shaft against the force of said spring through saidv axialopening of the rear wall of the cylinder and also cause the anvilelements to simultaneously move through the cylinders of the chamber.

5. In a toy revolver, the combination, comprising, a stock, a barrelpivotally mounted on the stock for tilting movement toward and from anormal position relative to the stock, a sleeve on the barrel, a drumunit including a cylinder having a closed rear wall and a side Wall,said rear end wall provided with an annular series of openings each incommunication with a shell receiving chamber of the cylinder, an ejectorhaving a plurality of elongated tubular anvil elements and rotatablysupported on the sleeve and also rotatable with and slidably supportingsaid cylinder, a spring tending to force the ejector away from said rearend wall, and means for actuating said ejector upon the tilting of thebarrel on its pivot to move said anvil elements of the ejector from aretracted loading position to a projected ejecting position, saidejector then retractable by the release of the force of said spring torestore the same to normal loading position.

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